astudentnurse10 replied to astudentnurse10's topic in General Nursing
Can I ask what hospital you work at? The hospitals I've checked with in the Bay Area do not use heparin to flush CVCs, but they will use heparin for chest ports. I'd be interested to see the article...
astudentnurse10 replied to astudentnurse10's topic in General Nursing
Is there any way you could send me a link to the article, and possibly your hospital's protocol? This would help me so much, since the EBP I'm finding is only about Normal saline.
astudentnurse10 replied to astudentnurse10's topic in General Nursing
Thanks for all the feedback. I'm just trying to find out if any hospitals still use it and what that particular hospital protocol is regarding the use of heparin to flush CVC's. I'm interested in...
astudentnurse10 replied to astudentnurse10's topic in General Nursing
CCL RN, Can you tell me what hospital you work at? I'm trying to find a hospital that uses heparin, in order to see what their policy/procedures are around flushing CVC lines. Thank
astudentnurse10 replied to astudentnurse10's topic in General Nursing
CCL RN, Can you tell me what hospital you work at? I'm trying to find a hospital that uses heparin, in order to see what their policy/procedures are around flushing CVC lines. Thank
Hello, I am a nursing student and I'm trying to find out if there are any hospitals that still use heparin to flush central venous catheters. My school teaches us to use heparin, yet none of the...